Turner winner attacks ‘Young British Artists’
December 3, 2008 by Nick
Mark Leckey, the Turner Prize winner, has attacked the Young British Artists (YBAs) who created the boom in British art.
Leckey has criticised YBAs for it’s shock factor and interpretation of art. He said: “I kind of hate the relationship the press in Britain has towards art. I hate the way it’s all Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin and Banksy. They expect spectacle and shock. Art is not like that. The art world I know is not like that; it’s a whole other world.”
Leckey welcomed an end to the boom. He added: “A lot of bad artists have made a lot of money”.
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